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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online education are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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