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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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