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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Lithuania to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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