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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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