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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
technology-enhanced learning enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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