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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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