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 interesting 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
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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