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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology enable
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Guatemala to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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