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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
elearning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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