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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
electronic educational technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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