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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Macedonia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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