MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
learning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
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