MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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