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
book
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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