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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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