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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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