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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
all around the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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