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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online learning technology enable
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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