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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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