MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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