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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
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