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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are considering
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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