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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning enable
learners
all over the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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