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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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