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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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