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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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