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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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