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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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