MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
online education are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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