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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
e-learning are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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