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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online education have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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