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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
distance learning have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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