MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
digital education technology enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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