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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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