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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also considers 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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