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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
e-learning are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are considering
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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