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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
electronic educational technology enable
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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