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.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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