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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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