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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
e-learning technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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