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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online learning are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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