MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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