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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
blended learning have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
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