MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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