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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology enable
humans
all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are many
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tunisia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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