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.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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