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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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