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.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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