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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vietnam to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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