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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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