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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
blended learning enable
students
all around the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Comoros to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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