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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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