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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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