MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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