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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
electronic education technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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