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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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