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.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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