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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
blended learning have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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