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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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