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
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are considering
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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