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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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