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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning have enabled
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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