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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
elearning enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Clemson University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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