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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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