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.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Gibraltar to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
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