MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
online education are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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