MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the 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
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
important new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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