MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning technology enable
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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