MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
blended learning are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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