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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
learning technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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