MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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