MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Fiji to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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