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.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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