MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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