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 is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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