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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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