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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online education technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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