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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology have empowered
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Afghanistan to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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