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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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