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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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