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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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