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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Clemson University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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