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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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