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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
online education technology enable
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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