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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
elearning technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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