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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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