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.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
new open education
ventures.
Students want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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