MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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