MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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