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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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