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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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