MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online learning make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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