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.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Botswana to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
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