MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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