MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
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