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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tanzania to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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