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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rutgers University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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