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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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