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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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