MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
elearning technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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