MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
e-learning technology enable
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nauru to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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