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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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