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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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