MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
blended learning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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