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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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