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.
Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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