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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
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