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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Italy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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