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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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