MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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