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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
today because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Niue to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses 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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