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.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
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