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.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
openHPI to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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