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
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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