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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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