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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
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