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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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