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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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