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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students 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 a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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