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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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