MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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