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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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