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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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