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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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