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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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