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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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