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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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