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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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