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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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