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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
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 numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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