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 Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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