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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Switzerland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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