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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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