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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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