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.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
online education have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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