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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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