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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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