MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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