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.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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