MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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