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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning have empowered
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
important new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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