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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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