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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology enable
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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