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.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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