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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
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