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.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
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