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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online learning are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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