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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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