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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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