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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key 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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