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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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