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.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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