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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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