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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
electronic educational technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
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