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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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