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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
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
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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