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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Malaysia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
demand for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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