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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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