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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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