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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cape Verde to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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