MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
elearning technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
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