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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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