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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning make it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jersey to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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