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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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