MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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