MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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