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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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