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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
key 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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