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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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