MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
blended learning enable
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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