MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
are considering
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Wake Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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