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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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