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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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