MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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