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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning make it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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