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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Dominica to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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