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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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