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
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
online education are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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