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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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