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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
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