MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
blended learning have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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