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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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