MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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