MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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