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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
People want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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