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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
elearning have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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