MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Romania to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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