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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic 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 discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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