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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Micronesia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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