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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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