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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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