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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
People want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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