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.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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