MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Chile to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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