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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
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