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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
online education are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
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