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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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