MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
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 is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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