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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Belize to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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