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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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