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.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guam to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Students want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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