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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online learning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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