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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
blended learning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
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
Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers 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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