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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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