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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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