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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online education technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Finland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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