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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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