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.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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