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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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