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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
American Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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