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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Barbados to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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