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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
blended learning are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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