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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
e-learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
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