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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
online education technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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