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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
San Marino to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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