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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are considering
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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