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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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