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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
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