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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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