MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
The Bahamas to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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