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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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