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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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