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.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
elearning technology are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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