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.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online education have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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