MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Seychelles to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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