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.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
People want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
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