MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
People want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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