MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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