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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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