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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning make it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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