MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online education have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
People want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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