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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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