MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily 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 quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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