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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mayotte to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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