MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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