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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
e-learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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