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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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