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.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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