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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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