MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
elearning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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