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.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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