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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
American Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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