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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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