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.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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