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.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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