MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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