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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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