MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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