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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
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
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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