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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Palau to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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