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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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