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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
elearning technology enable
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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