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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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