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.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
elearning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Christmas Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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