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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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