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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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