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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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