MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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