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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
distance learning make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are considering
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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