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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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