MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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