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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Barbados to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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