MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
online learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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