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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
learning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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