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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Morocco to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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