MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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