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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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