MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important 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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