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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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