MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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