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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
elearning are empowering
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
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