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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online education technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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