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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Belize to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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