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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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