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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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