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.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
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