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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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