MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating 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).
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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