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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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