MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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