MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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