MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
digital education technology are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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