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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Finland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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