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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
digital education technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
open education
experiments.
Students want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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