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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
blended learning are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses 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.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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