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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Japan to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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