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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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