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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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