MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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