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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Libya to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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