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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
digital education technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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