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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
online education technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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