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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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