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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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