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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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