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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
El Salvador to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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