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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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