MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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