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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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