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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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