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
book
that
talks about
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
are considering
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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