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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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