MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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