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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
digital education technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are considering
now that blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Italy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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