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.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
blended learning have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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