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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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