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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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