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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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