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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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