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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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