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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Students want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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