MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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