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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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