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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Angola to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
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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