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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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