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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
blended learning have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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