MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online education technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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