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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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