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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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