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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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