MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bermuda to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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