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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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