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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
blended learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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