MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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