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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
are struggling with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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