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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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