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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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