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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online education have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Greenland to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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