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.
Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
digital education technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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