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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
blended learning are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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