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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are considering
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
most important 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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