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 is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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