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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online learning are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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