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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
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