MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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