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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Gabon to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
People want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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