MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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