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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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