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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online education have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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