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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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