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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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