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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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