MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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