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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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