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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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