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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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