MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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