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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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