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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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