MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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