MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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