MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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