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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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