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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are considering
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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