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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
electronic education technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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