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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
New Caledonia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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