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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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