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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology enable
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Latvia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
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