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 is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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