MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
have to consider
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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