MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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