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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vietnam to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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