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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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