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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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