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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online education have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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