MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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