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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Baker Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
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