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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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