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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tonga to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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