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 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
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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