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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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