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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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