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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
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