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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning enable
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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