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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning make it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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