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.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
electronic education technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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