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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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