MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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