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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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