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.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
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