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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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