MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
online learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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