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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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