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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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