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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
blended learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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