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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Tokelau to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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