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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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