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
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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