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.
Find out more about this impressive 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 (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
China, People's Republic of to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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