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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Suriname to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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