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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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