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.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
elearning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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