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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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