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.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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