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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning have empowered
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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