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.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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