MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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