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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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