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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
online education technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Arizona State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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