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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
digital education technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
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