MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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