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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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