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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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