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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online learning technology have empowered
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Czech Republic to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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