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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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