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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Burundi to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
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