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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Korea, North to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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