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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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