MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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