MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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