MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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