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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Abkhazia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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