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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning enable
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Malawi to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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