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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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