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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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