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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Abkhazia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also deals with 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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