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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
blended learning are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
growing
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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