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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peter I Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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