MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online education technology enable
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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