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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
blended learning are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Zambia to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
People want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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