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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
e-learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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