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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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