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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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