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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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