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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
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