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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also studies 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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