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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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