MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
blended learning are empowering
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always 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 several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Slovakia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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