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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online learning enable
students
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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