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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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