MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online education technology enable
students
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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