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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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