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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Grenada to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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