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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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