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.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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