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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Swaziland to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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