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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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