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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Slovenia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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