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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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