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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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