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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Laos to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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