MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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