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.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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