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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
digital education technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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