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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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