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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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