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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online education are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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