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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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