MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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