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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
ventures.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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