MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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