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.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
online learning technology enable
students
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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