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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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