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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are considering
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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