MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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