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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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