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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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