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.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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