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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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