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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Barbados to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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