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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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