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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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