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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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