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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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