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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
digital education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Norway to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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