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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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