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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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