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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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