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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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