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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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