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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Peter I Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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