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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
online education are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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