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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
online education technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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