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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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