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 is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
e-learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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