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.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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