MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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