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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
most important 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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