MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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