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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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