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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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