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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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