MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Madagascar to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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