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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Romania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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