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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Baker Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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