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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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