MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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