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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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