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
book
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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