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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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