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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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