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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
elearning are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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