MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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