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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bahrain to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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