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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Namibia to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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