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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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