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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Niue to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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