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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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