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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online education have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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