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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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