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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning have empowered
students
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are considering
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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