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 is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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