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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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