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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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