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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online education technology enable
learners
all over the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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