MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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