MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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