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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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