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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Barbados to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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