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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also deals with 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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