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
which
describes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also considers 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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