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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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